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TY  - BOOK
PB  - Brill
SE  - xvi + 646
CY  - Leiden and Boston
ID  - aaao742
T1  - "So noble a design": The Foundations and Early History of Gresham College, London 1565-1710
AU  - Adamson, Ian
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2026
LA  - English
AB  - Argues that "there are strong indications that he [Shakespeare] benefited from the facilities available at Gresham College." Points to proximity of Shakespeare's London lodging to the College. Contends that Matthew Gwinne, a Gresham College professor and author of Latin plays, not only "exercised a literary influence on Shakespeare, but he may also have acted as a role model and medical informant for him," particularly when it comes to Macbeth. Suggests that Shakespeare may have found one of his sources for Tempest through another Gresham professor, Henry Briggs.
ER  -